Peppercorns: Growing Practices and Nutritional Information

Peppercorns are one of the most used Indian spices across the globe. Peppercorns are produced from pepper plants. Scientific name of pepper is Piper nigrum and this plant belongs to the family Piperaceae. It is an evergreen, tender, perennial climbing vine that prefers partial shade for its growth. The plant reaches up to a height of 400cm and spread of 400cm upon full growth. Dried fruits of pepper plants are known as "peppercorns". There are black, white, green and red peppercorns dependi...